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poverty rate

Strong policies aid recovery, bolster resilience: IMF

Updated 15 May, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that strong policy implementation has continued to support...

Pakistan’s hidden poverty

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:24am

Pakistan’s poverty crisis is deeper than the government is willing to admit, and the gap between official claims and...

Poverty incidence

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) has calculated the poverty rate at 43.5 percent – 14.3...

Poverty reduction in reverse gear

Published 16 Oct, 2025 06:58am

Pakistan is facing a turning point in its fight against poverty. After years of steady progress, the number of ...

Nationwide poverty explosion: PIDE challenges widely circulated narrative

Published 09 Jul, 2025 07:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), while debunking the claims regarding a sharp...

NA body voices its concern over escalating poverty rate

Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety expressed serious...

Pakistan is a good story

Updated 17 May, 2025 07:43am

Pakistan, which seems to be under the euphoria of having its economic recovery termed a ‘good story’ by...

Pakistan’s poverty rate to stand at 42.4%: World Bank

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 09:57am

ISLAMABAD: The poverty rate in Pakistan is estimated to stand at 42.4 percent in fiscal year 2025, with population...

Speakers at a seminar explain how poverty can be reduced

Published 14 Feb, 2025 08:20am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar have underscored that without equal access to education, financial resources, and...

Pasha says concerned at current unemployment rate

Updated 10 Feb, 2025 03:44pm

ISLAMABAD: “Poverty rate has risen to 44 percent and inflation is still in double digits.” Dr Hafeez Pasha, former...

World Bank: poverty projections for Pakistan

Published 03 Jan, 2025 06:38am

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its report titled Poverty Projections for Pakistan noted a 25.3 percent poverty rate in...

Facing the reality of acute poverty

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 06:44am

EDITORIAL: The state of human well-being in much of the world continues to present a complex, worrying picture, with...

Poverty rate in Palestinian territories seen doubling to 74.3% this year: UN

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:26pm

GENEVA: The poverty rate across the Palestinian territories will almost double this year to 74.3 percent after...

UN report says 1.1bn people in acute poverty

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

UNITED NATIONS: More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program...

An appraisal of FY25 federal budget

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

The Federal budget for 2024-25 has been presented in a mixed economic environment characterised by both positive and...

Poverty levels have risen: study

Updated 25 May, 2024 08:42am

ISLAMABAD: The poverty rate in Pakistan over the past five years has increased from 38.6 percent to 39.5 percent,...

Poverty on the rise

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am

Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the...

Poverty headcount in Pakistan reached 39.4% in FY23, projects World Bank

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 10:35pm

Expects poverty reduction to be gradual in the medium term, owing to weak growth and lower labor income, persistent inflation (especially for food and energy), and lower remittances

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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